The 9 Best Blobs of 2019

By Brandon Specktor - Senior Writer 2 days ago

All blobs are good — but some blobs are legendary.

When scientists discover a round, lumpy object that they can't totally explain, they have a special name for it: A blob.

Blobs come in all shapes and sizes. Some are as small as cells, others as big as galaxies. Some blobs live underwater, others deep in space or far below Earth's crust. Every blob is a good blob, but some blobs are great blobs. As 2019 draws to a close, wobble along with us as we recall the nine best blobs of the year. (Arranged from smallest to largest.)

Fun fact: All life begins in blob form. You did, your mother did and this adorable baby salamander did. While your own personal blobbiness is probably only recorded in a blurry ultrasound photo, certain amphibians lay transparent eggs, making their earliest stages of development visible to anyone with a microscope. In February 2019, photographer Jan van IJken shared this incredible time-lapse video of one such amphibian (an alpine newt) transforming from a single cell into a living, breathing tadpole.-- excerpt, rest at link above --

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Fun article.